Keeping Those Weight-Loss Resolutions

Diet-friendly dining to start off the new year

"...struggle to keep their New Year's resolutions to lose weight, become fitter, or at least follow a healthier lifestyle...."

Jan. 9, 2009 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

DCCC Throwing Weight in CD 10?

Intercept report claims favoritism for Hutcheson

"...strong challenge to McCaul in 2018 – a four-point loss – “the DCCC has had its eyes on Shannon..."

July 8, 2019 News Post by Michael King

Heavyweights

"...be the theme song for Steven Brill's directorial debut Heavyweights, a film about a camp for overweight (weight-challenged?) boys...."

Feb. 24, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

About AIDS

A type of protein may help reverse AIDS-related wasting syndromes.

"...HIV disease can cause loss of Body Cell Mass (BCM), which is composed of..."

March 10, 2000 Column by Ron Cummings

The Good Eye: New Year's Resolutions

Weight, weight, don't tell me

"...my stomach clenches. Most avoid the actual words "losing weight"; instead, they talk about being healthy, gaining strength and..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Column by Amy Gentry

Enough Is Enough!

I've been a food critic for 15 years. I've been overeating all my life. Recently, I decided enough is enough!

"...grew into a chubby kid and reached the "normal" weight for her height of 5 feet 2 inches by..."

July 13, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

To Your Health

A trainer where I work out has recommended a supplement called MCT oil. He says it will improve athletic performance and help with weight loss. How can increased fat in the diet help with weight loss?

"...says it will improve athletic performance and help with weight loss. How can increased fat in the diet help..."

Oct. 4, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

To Your Health

Is the Atkins diet a good option for weight loss?

"...diet. We both need to lose a lot of weight, me more than him, and we want to do..."

June 6, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Fed Up

Most everything we've been taught about eating and exercising is wrong, and Katie Couric breaks it down for us.

"...grew, so, too, did the number of businesses (gyms, weight-loss centers, bariatric surgeries, and the like) that thrive on..."

May 9, 2014 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Crossing Over

Bloggers parlay their online success into print

"...Adventures of Dietgirl! (www.dietgirl.org), when she embarked upon a weight-loss regimen of epic proportions: In 2001, Reid (née Marsh)..."

March 6, 2009 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

To Your Health

I'm a distance runner, not too much overweight but I would still like to lose about 10 more pounds. Some of my friends are losing weight on the Atkins Diet, but it takes away some very good foods. Is it still worth doing?

"...Q. I'm a distance runner, not too much overweight but I would still like to lose about 10..."

May 31, 2002 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

'The Sporting Life': … or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Start Loving to Lose

"...it’s true. The man is right. I’ve thrown the weight off the end of the board, yet again sealing..."

Oct. 25, 2006 Sports Post by John Razook

To Your Health

What is the evidence that hoodia works as an appetite-suppressant?

"...that sounds like it would really help me lose weight. What is the evidence that it works?..."

Jan. 20, 2006 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Suggested Reading and Tips for People Considering Bariatric Surgery

"...1) Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding – Achieving Permanent Weight Loss With Minimally Invasive Surgery by Jessi H. Ahroni,..."

July 13, 2007 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

To Your Health

What is the rationale for the blood type diet for weight loss?

"...is the rationale for the blood type diet for weight loss?..."

May 13, 2005 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

Winter Sleepers

"...friend René (Matthes), who suffers from severe short-term memory loss and wanders around snapping pictures of everything to make..."

June 16, 2000 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Maria by Callas

The genius soprano's contentious career in her own words

"...the work into context. We see the diva’s body weight change dramatically early in her career (a topic never..."

Nov. 30, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Do Cyborgs Dream of Uninterrupted Sleep?

Wearables, fashion, and the reality of the feminist cyborg

"...that is particularly immediate for women. From fashion to weight loss to beauty rituals, technology has inscribed itself on..."

March 13, 2015 Screens Feature by Melanie Haupt

About AIDS

Anecdotal support for using marijuana in HIV disease management gets some scientific backup.

"...symptoms and drug side effects, such as nausea, appetite loss, weight loss, and stress. However, concerns (aside from legality)..."

Aug. 11, 2000 Column by Sandy Bartlett

Muriel's Wedding

"...Apparently she was the only actress willing to gain weight for the role. Thankfully there are no weight-loss montage..."

March 24, 1995 Movie Review by Alison Macor

After a Fashion

Your Style Avatar Spanx you very much, but he'll take the Leonisa, instead

"...me. Or for Margaret either. Having leaned toward excess weight in our adulthood, we both completely understood that it..."

July 9, 2010 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser

The Raw Deal

A survival guide to the raw-foods movement

"...(that one will get you motivated) and obesity. But weight loss, for all its drawing power, is only one..."

May 5, 2006 Food Feature by Kate Thornberry

Naked City

After years of controversy, the feds finally crack down on "herbal speed."

"...month to ban sales of ephedra, the nutritional and weight-loss supplement marketed under dozens of commercial names. The stimulant,..."

Jan. 9, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

To Your Health

I exercise regularly, but my doctor recently said my blood pressure is too high. Why would that happen, and how can I control it?

"...it causes will return to normal. Also, a modest weight loss can sometimes normalize blood pressure even if you..."

Dec. 5, 2003 Column by James Heffley, Ph.D.

About AIDS

Maintaining body-cell mass

"...the greatest challenges facing HIV-infected people is wasting, or loss of body cell mass. Body Cell Mass (BCM) is..."

Sept. 28, 2001 Column by Sandy Bartlett

My Life Without Me

Unusual film about dying young avoids sentimentality.

"...of Chan Marshall’s most contemplative songs, where sadness and loss is a mere shadow away but regret is somehow,..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Naked City

"...A move by Houston-based power producers Reliant/HL&P to enforce weight restriction guidelines on its employees has drawn much heat..."

Oct. 26, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time

The end of the rebuilt epic anime digs deep

"...religious zealot, Gendo Ikari (Tachiki/John Swasey) would have less weight: With them, it adds both emotional and metaphysical weight...."

Sept. 15, 2023 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Slaxx

Fashion horror is a good look

"...from Onward putting minimum wage workers on a radical weight loss diet (how much does a head weigh, anyway?)...."

April 2, 2021 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Belly of the Beast

Shocking and timely documentary exposes forced hysterectomies in California prisons

"...of the next nine months, she experienced panic attacks, weight loss, and night sweats. She did not get her..."

Oct. 30, 2020 Movie Review by Sarah Marloff

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